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Magnetron Technology™: The reinvention of the auto-locking carabiner, coming July 2012
Throughout the decades, we’ve been at the forefront of revolutionary carabiner design here at Black Diamond Equipment—from Yvon Chouinard’s original ovals; to the climbing world’s first-ever wiregate, the HotWire; to the crossload-eliminating belay carabiner, the GridLock. Never satisfied with the status quo, we’re always striving to develop the next great carabiner design innovation, which has led us to our latest game-changing advancement: Magnetron Technology™. What’s so special about Magnetron Technology? One word: magnets. Yes, that’s right—locking carabiners that utilize magnets and not twistlocks or screwlocks on the gates. Available on select locking carabiners in July 2012, our patent-pending Magnetron Technology is so revolutionary we decided to share a...
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Copp-Dash Inspire Award accepting applications for 2012—deadline February 29th
The Copp-Dash Inspire Award is currently accepting applications from January 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012 for small climbing teams attempting fast and light alpine climbing objectives with a desire to creatively document and share their experience. The award was established in memory of American climbers Jonny Copp and Micah Dash, who... [READ MORE]
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Apply now for Copp-Dash Inspire Award grants
The Copp-Dash Inspire Award application period ends on Janaury 31, so get your applications in now! The Copp-Dash Inspire Award provides $20,000 in grants and support to climbers each year. Established in the memory of Jonny Copp and Micah Dash, the Inspire Award’s goal is to assist small teams tackling... [READ MORE]
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Dawn Patrol application launched on Facebook—enter to win now!
Back in the early 1990s, the late, great Alex Lowe (a.k.a., The Fiend) was the commander-in-chief of a crew of Black Diamond employees that would wake up at inhuman hours in order to score turns before having to be at work at 9 A.M. … a task dubbed by The Fiend as “dawn patrol.” This ritual has been embraced by BD employees and other... [READ MORE]
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Federal appeals court upholds Roadless Area Conservation Rule, protecting 50 million acres of national forest land
[Photo courtesy of the Sierra Club] In a landmark ruling on October 21, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado ruled that the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (approved initially during the Clinton administration in 2001) is legal, overthrowing a lower court ruling in Wyoming. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule... [READ MORE]
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Black Diamond ski gear highlighted in Outside Magazine's Winter 2011-2012 Buyer's Guide—including Verdicts on the cover!
The Winter 2011-2012 Outside Magazine Buyer's Guide is stacked with choice Black Diamond Equipment ski gear, including Verdict skis on the cover! Below are a few examples of the reviews included in the issue. Be sure to pick up a copy now and learn what the crew at Outside had to say about Black Diamond's latest and greatest ski gear.... [READ MORE]
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